From Valentine’s Day to a Peace Parade, it’s been a fun week at CofC!

ECDC and Meminger 2022 Peace Parade
ECDC and Meminger 2022 Peace Parade
ECDC and Meminger 2022 Peace Parade
ECDC and Meminger 2022 Peace Parade
ECDC and Meminger 2022 Peace Parade
ECDC and Meminger 2022 Peace Parade
ECDC and Meminger 2022 Peace Parade
ECDC and Meminger 2022 Peace Parade
ECDC and Meminger 2022 Peace Parade
ECDC and Meminger 2022 Peace Parade
ECDC and Meminger 2022 Peace Parade

The Early Childhood Development Center (ECDC) and Memminger Elementary held their fourth annual Peace Parade last Friday, Feb. 11, 2022. The students walked down Glebe Street into the Cistern Yard promoting peace and happiness. (Photos by Heather Moran)

Clyde hands out some love on Valentine's Day at CofC.
Clyde hands out some love on Valentine's Day at CofC.
Clyde hands out some love on Valentine's Day at CofC.
Clyde hands out some love on Valentine's Day at CofC.
Clyde hands out some love on Valentine's Day at CofC.

Clyde dishes out some Valentine’s Day love at the College of Charleston. (Photos by Alec Pourmoghadam; Video by Maddy Young)

Husband and wife, Latin American pianists William Villaverde and Fabiana Claure will perform "A Piano Journey Through Latin America" for the third concert of the College of Charleston International Piano Seriesโ€™ 31st Season. Works will include Bolivian Cuecas, Brazilian tangos, Cuban classical and jazz-inspired music, an original Latin-jazz composition, and a four-hands piano arrangement of Piazzollaโ€™s Tango Suite. The performance will also highlight works by Cervantes, Roncal, and Villaverde, among others and will include piano solos, piano duos for four hands, and a paraphrase on โ€œMantecaโ€ for duo pianos. Having been together for 24 years as a couple and on stage, this dynamic duo will engage audiences through piano music and storytelling, taking them through an exciting journey of diverse cultural influences, historical context, and musical reflection. The Claure-Villaverde Piano Duo has earned praise from musicians and critics alike and are no strangers to Charleston, having both graduated from the College in 2004.
Husband and wife, Latin American pianists William Villaverde and Fabiana Claure will perform "A Piano Journey Through Latin America" for the third concert of the College of Charleston International Piano Seriesโ€™ 31st Season. Works will include Bolivian Cuecas, Brazilian tangos, Cuban classical and jazz-inspired music, an original Latin-jazz composition, and a four-hands piano arrangement of Piazzollaโ€™s Tango Suite. The performance will also highlight works by Cervantes, Roncal, and Villaverde, among others and will include piano solos, piano duos for four hands, and a paraphrase on โ€œMantecaโ€ for duo pianos. Having been together for 24 years as a couple and on stage, this dynamic duo will engage audiences through piano music and storytelling, taking them through an exciting journey of diverse cultural influences, historical context, and musical reflection. The Claure-Villaverde Piano Duo has earned praise from musicians and critics alike and are no strangers to Charleston, having both graduated from the College in 2004.
Husband and wife, Latin American pianists William Villaverde and Fabiana Claure will perform "A Piano Journey Through Latin America" for the third concert of the College of Charleston International Piano Seriesโ€™ 31st Season. Works will include Bolivian Cuecas, Brazilian tangos, Cuban classical and jazz-inspired music, an original Latin-jazz composition, and a four-hands piano arrangement of Piazzollaโ€™s Tango Suite. The performance will also highlight works by Cervantes, Roncal, and Villaverde, among others and will include piano solos, piano duos for four hands, and a paraphrase on โ€œMantecaโ€ for duo pianos. Having been together for 24 years as a couple and on stage, this dynamic duo will engage audiences through piano music and storytelling, taking them through an exciting journey of diverse cultural influences, historical context, and musical reflection. The Claure-Villaverde Piano Duo has earned praise from musicians and critics alike and are no strangers to Charleston, having both graduated from the College in 2004.
Husband and wife, Latin American pianists William Villaverde and Fabiana Claure will perform "A Piano Journey Through Latin America" for the third concert of the College of Charleston International Piano Seriesโ€™ 31st Season. Works will include Bolivian Cuecas, Brazilian tangos, Cuban classical and jazz-inspired music, an original Latin-jazz composition, and a four-hands piano arrangement of Piazzollaโ€™s Tango Suite. The performance will also highlight works by Cervantes, Roncal, and Villaverde, among others and will include piano solos, piano duos for four hands, and a paraphrase on โ€œMantecaโ€ for duo pianos. Having been together for 24 years as a couple and on stage, this dynamic duo will engage audiences through piano music and storytelling, taking them through an exciting journey of diverse cultural influences, historical context, and musical reflection. The Claure-Villaverde Piano Duo has earned praise from musicians and critics alike and are no strangers to Charleston, having both graduated from the College in 2004.
Husband and wife, Latin American pianists William Villaverde and Fabiana Claure will perform "A Piano Journey Through Latin America" for the third concert of the College of Charleston International Piano Seriesโ€™ 31st Season. Works will include Bolivian Cuecas, Brazilian tangos, Cuban classical and jazz-inspired music, an original Latin-jazz composition, and a four-hands piano arrangement of Piazzollaโ€™s Tango Suite. The performance will also highlight works by Cervantes, Roncal, and Villaverde, among others and will include piano solos, piano duos for four hands, and a paraphrase on โ€œMantecaโ€ for duo pianos. Having been together for 24 years as a couple and on stage, this dynamic duo will engage audiences through piano music and storytelling, taking them through an exciting journey of diverse cultural influences, historical context, and musical reflection. The Claure-Villaverde Piano Duo has earned praise from musicians and critics alike and are no strangers to Charleston, having both graduated from the College in 2004.
Husband and wife, Latin American pianists William Villaverde and Fabiana Claure will perform "A Piano Journey Through Latin America" for the third concert of the College of Charleston International Piano Seriesโ€™ 31st Season. Works will include Bolivian Cuecas, Brazilian tangos, Cuban classical and jazz-inspired music, an original Latin-jazz composition, and a four-hands piano arrangement of Piazzollaโ€™s Tango Suite. The performance will also highlight works by Cervantes, Roncal, and Villaverde, among others and will include piano solos, piano duos for four hands, and a paraphrase on โ€œMantecaโ€ for duo pianos. Having been together for 24 years as a couple and on stage, this dynamic duo will engage audiences through piano music and storytelling, taking them through an exciting journey of diverse cultural influences, historical context, and musical reflection. The Claure-Villaverde Piano Duo has earned praise from musicians and critics alike and are no strangers to Charleston, having both graduated from the College in 2004.
Husband and wife, Latin American pianists William Villaverde and Fabiana Claure will perform "A Piano Journey Through Latin America" for the third concert of the College of Charleston International Piano Seriesโ€™ 31st Season. Works will include Bolivian Cuecas, Brazilian tangos, Cuban classical and jazz-inspired music, an original Latin-jazz composition, and a four-hands piano arrangement of Piazzollaโ€™s Tango Suite. The performance will also highlight works by Cervantes, Roncal, and Villaverde, among others and will include piano solos, piano duos for four hands, and a paraphrase on โ€œMantecaโ€ for duo pianos. Having been together for 24 years as a couple and on stage, this dynamic duo will engage audiences through piano music and storytelling, taking them through an exciting journey of diverse cultural influences, historical context, and musical reflection. The Claure-Villaverde Piano Duo has earned praise from musicians and critics alike and are no strangers to Charleston, having both graduated from the College in 2004.

For the third concert in the College of Charleston International Piano Seriesโ€™ 31st season, husband and wife Latin American pianists William Villaverde and Fabiana Claure performed A Piano Journey Through Latin Americaย at the Sottile Theatre on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022. (Photos by Heather Moran)